Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09

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has cone 70 the conclaslon thas tAsre
Is enough good country es1ueen TIE
mOuntalns and the cnasl Whsn & hn9
= chance 10 Be Developed 70 support
tive railways independent oe shrooRh
trafic which, OF the waY. y The
point mainly considered ~ seattle
as present, the object beinR 70 make
thai city The competitive poles for The
Canadian Pacific and Northern Pack
&c railways The road. passing a.
Il would, all the way through an agri-
CULTURAL country. would haudle .
large amount OF produces and would
quickly Develop paying local franc.
The several partially naVigAole
streams which Il would cross on the
route would also oct as feeders and
form an important consideration In
an undertaking OF this klad. The
surface Of the eounsry is such - 70
offer easy routes for railway eon-
s,ruction. New Westminster Colam-
bian.
Mr.. E. A. Williams who hss super.
intended the construction ct the
Postal Telegraph Company9 line1
between Seattle and this city,
arrived on Monday for the purpose
Of laying The cable across the river
10 cOnnect with the wires q Browne-
willie. The work will be undertaken
In day or two. or ~ soon ~ e1pqf.
intendent Wilson returns from Vie
toria with some lixings which are re-
quired. When thar IL compleled
Nes Westminster viii be connected
with San Francisco by another SCI Of
telegraph wires, which viii no doubt
WORK as efElciently as that part Of The
great system which was tested fsW
days ago. Mr. Williams saga thsre
will Be 90 trouble In keeping The llno
working regularly. Lt h constructed
along : gOOd rOad 90 that when he
wire becomes grounded or . break
occurs q repalrer caa ride 70 the
scene Of the dificulty Ia short sime.
kepairers will be stationed e. short
intervals and under ordinary circnm-
stances the line will never Be down
more than q few hours. o. account
Ut the unfAvorAbla weather Is shia
time Of the year the construction Of
the line has not been a. rapid a. was
intended but BY the l5th Inst Il h
expected to DO ready for business. -
New Westminster Columbian.
IDAHO.
On December Sis. the HALEY In.
ter-Idaho wished its patrons . happy
New Year and suspended publication.
Gov. Stevenson has nomlnated q.
I. Waters, Of Bellevue, for Attorney
General, J. II. WicksFsham for Con-
troller and Charles Hlmrod, Of Boiss
City for Territorial Treasurer.
Ia his message TO the Territorial
Legislature, nov in soeslon, Gov.
stevenson, Of Idaho, talks - lollowa;
II would call your atlenti0n % the
fact that Idaho originally embraced
500, 373 square miles Of territory, but
was subsequently reduced ~ her
present dimensions by the efeallon Of
Montana and Wyoming out Of her
domain. Now again come our nelgh-
bors and demand more OF our terri
tory, the yielding Of whlch means
the bloiling out Of Idaho a. Al or
4 tnized portion Of the United States.
With the northern counties annexed
TO Washington Territory We woald
be al the mercy Of our hungry neigh.
bors 10 Nevada, who would then loss
no time 10 aRnexiag Southern Idaho
70 thai depreclating State. thus anni.
hilating the Gem VI the M0untalns"
just ~ she 10 entering upon = period
of untold prosperity and wealth.
which have no other outcome than
Statehood. should We not, thea,
stand together ~ we are, Loyalty and
tirmly until in the near future We
enter the union of States, not under
tae borrowed robea Of some other
Territory, but as Idaho ?"
OREGON.
The Oregon Pacific Company evil
IDENTIFY means 10 get hold VI large
share Of the Oregon trade, 70 BE- the
equal Of the y. X. s. N. Co, or any
oIner concern doing bus meas 10 the
Stale. After great efforts, which IN
the earlier days seemed certain 70 cad
In failure, 1t has compieted the Goa
structiOn OF 100 miles Of railroad,
extending from YaQuina Bay into
the heart Of the Willamette Valley.
Il has built foe steamer for trade
on the Willamette river. and has two
sleamships-the Yaquina aad the
santa MaTia-plying 10 aud from 5aa
Francisco; lis route 70 that city
being the shortest 10 ell points along
or near lis line. II has recently con-
pIeted the building Of bridge across
the Willamette at Albany, aud has
been equippinR is road thoroughly
and handsomely. The company 80.
clares is intention 70 build 40 miles
more road. crossing the Cascade
Mountains, and u announces the
purchase Of two more steamships In
New York, named the Eastern Ore
gon and the Willamette VALLEY.
Yesterday . deed was nled By
Lloyd Brook conveying 70 the Port
land Library Association lots 2, 4 z
and 8, block 2l4, city Of Portland,
for go, 900. This sale was made q
year and . half ago, cut ouing 70
the death Of Mrs. Lloyd Brook Is b.
came necessary 70 gel the consent Of
her heirs 70 the trnnafef. Block 3la
10 bJunded BY Washlngton, Beveaths
East Park And stark streets. Il u
toe lntention Of the Library Also
citation 70 erect O suitable library
building on shls lot ~ soon a ite
financial condition win permit Of
the expenditure. News.
OgEiczns InsTAILRD.--Dspaiy 0sanA
Maa,rF L. y, Compton, On Iass Tuaaday